Resident physician for an unclassified position, Psychiatry, Slagelse

Are you already passionate about psychiatry, or would you like to learn more about the specialty? Then come to Slagelse and become part of a community where high (interdisciplinary) professionalism, sparring, education, and collegiality come first.

There is a short distance to Slagelse – by our bus.

To take care of the treatment of our patients in the Psychiatric Emergency Department and ward, we are seeking more resident doctors for unclassified positions as of December 1, 2026 or by agreement. The appointment is for 1 year.

Our bus transports doctors daily to and from DGI City and Valby, with working time included in the bus.

You will receive a thorough introduction so you are well prepared to start work in Psychiatry West.

The daily work will mainly consist of independent ward rounds and on-call duties, both supervised by senior doctors.

There is a on-site guard attached to the positions. The shifts are two-shift. From September 1 there will be at least two doctors on duty around the clock.

The on-call standby is permanently present at the hospital on weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00.

In the daily clinical routine there is theoretical teaching and clinics every week.

The Psychiatric Hospital houses the Psychiatric Emergency Department (PAM) with 18 beds, of which 8 are highly shielded, and a number of integrated ward units with 14-17 beds, of which two are shielded. The integrated wards operate in pairs and are geographically targeted to admit patients from specific municipalities in the catchment area. There is also an elderly psychiatric ward.

There is an adult psychiatry department attached to six district psychiatric centers.

The Psychiatric Hospital is located close to the somatic hospital, with whom we collaborate clinically, in research and teaching.

Conversations are held continuously.

The position falls under the collective agreement: Young doctors, if you want to see the starting salary. In connection with employment in Psychiatry, a reference is requested.

If you would like further information about the position, please contact the Education Responsible Chief Physician Taus Biba.

You will become part of Psychiatry West under Mid and West Zealand Hospital

An organization in development with about 520 employees. In the West there are main functions for adults over 17 years within acute reception, inpatient and outpatient functions. Psychiatry West also has specialized functions within treatment of affective disorders, traumatized refugees, PTSD and oligophrenia. We have a Fusion Clinic/Steno diabetes-psychiatry unit and work especially closely with Holbæk and Slagelse Hospitals.

Psychiatry West has its own research unit with a professor of clinical pharmacology and several PhD students. In addition, we participate in many projects aimed at ensuring closer cooperation with our municipalities and police. We work purposefully to reduce the use of coercion and here cooperation with somatics is also important. Our aim is psychiatry focused on recovery, patient involvement and networks, high professionalism, ethics and education.

In addition, the goal is to create the best possible learning environments for our various training programs for doctors, nurses, social and health care assistants, etc., and to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for patients and staff.

Employment area

Region Zealand and Region Capital will become Region East Denmark on January 1, 2027 as a result of the health reform. Your employment area will be Region East Denmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the significance of the employment area on Region East Denmark’s website.

Starting salary for employees covered by a collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be told base salary, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region’s website

About Mid and West Zealand Hospital

At Mid and West Zealand Hospital we strive daily to promote a healthy life by preventing and treating in a cohesive health effort. As a hospital we combine psychiatry and somatics. Our goal is for patients and citizens to experience good and safe pathways of high quality.

As an employee you become part of a forward-thinking, professionally and organizationally robust hospital where we make a difference for the people who need us. Learning and development are part of everyday life and occur in professionally committed communities. Also across departments.

Mid and West Zealand Hospital covers a catchment area of about 230,000 inhabitants. We have 766 beds and about 5,000 employees distributed across 20 departments, including 16 somatic and psychiatric specialties.

We offer a solid research environment with 13 professors and a strong professional educational environment, where we welcome about 2,700 students, trainees and doctors in further education programs each year.